Lydia Wilson (born 30 November 1984) is an English-American actress. Since graduating in 2009 from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she has performed in numerous television and theatre productions including the Olivier Award-winning Blasted by Sarah Kane in 2010 at the Lyric Theatre, and as Kate Middleton in the Olivier Award winning King Charles III at the Almeida Theatre, Wyndham's Theatre and Music Box Theatre on Broadway.
Early life Wilson was born to an American mother and an English father, and was brought up in Queen's Park, Kilburn, London. She has said that her acting ambitions came from her grandparents, who were stage actors from New York. She attended Henrietta Barnett School, a state Grammar school in Hampstead Garden Suburb. After completing a foundation course at the Chelsea College of Art and Design, she graduated with an English degree from Queens' College, Cambridge, then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating with a degree in Acting in 2009.-
Career Wilson made her film debut in the alternative history romance drama Never Let Me Go (2010). In 2014, she was included in the London Evening Standard list of the 1,000 most influential Londoners.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 Never Let Me Go Hannah 2012 The Tightrope HerselfDocumentary short film2013 About Time Catherine "Kit-Kat" Lake Columbite Tantalite Anna Short film Hereafter Katcher Short film2016 Star Trek Beyond Jessica Wolff / Kalara Love Is Thicker Than Water Vida2018 Still Ella Dead Birds Saskia Jensen Short film All Is True Susanna Shakespeare The Plunge Emily Short film 2020 Ganef Mrs. Hirth Short film 2021 The Score Sal
Television Year Title Role Notes2010 Pete Versus Life Rachel Episode: "Fankoo" Midsomer Murders Zoe Stock Episode: "Master Class" Any Human Heart Monday Episode: "1.3"2011 South Riding Muriel Carne Recurring role The Crimson Petal and the White Elizabeth Episode #1.1 Black Mirror Princess Susannah Episode: "The National Anthem"2012 Dirk Gently Jane Episode #1.2 The Making of a Lady Emily Fox Seton Television film 2013 Misfits Laura 2 episodes 2014–2016 Ripper Street Mimi Morton 12 episodes 2018 Requiem Matilda 6 episodes 2019–2020Flack Eve 12 episodes 2023 The Swarm Sara Thompson 8 episodes 2025 Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue Sonja Blair Main role2026 Silent WitnessDI Ashley MossAlice and SteveMarni
Theatre House of Special Purpose (2009) as Maria Pains of Youth (2009) as Desiree Blasted (2010) as Cate The Heretic (2011) The Acid Test (2011) as Jessica 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (2011) as Annabella Hysteria (2013) as Jessica King Charles III (2014) as Kate, Duchess of Cambridge Olivier Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress The Duchess of Malfi (2020) as The Duchess Walden (2021) as Cassie The 47th (2022) as Ivanka Trump The Maids (2025–2026) as Claire
Radio A Tale of Two Cities (2011) as Lucie Manette An American Rose (2012) as Kathleen Kennedy The Bell Jar (2013) as narrator The Exorcist (2014) as Regan MacNeil The Letters of Sylvia Plath as Sylvia Plath Black Water, An American Story (2019) as Kelly, Nominated for Best Actress, BBC Audio Awards Klara and the Sun (2021) as Narrator Mansfield Park (2022) as Fanny Price Happy Birthday, Mr President (2023) as Marilyn Monroe, Nominated for Best Actress, BBC Audio Awards Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix (2025) as narrator
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